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4-day work weeks, rationing, dressing down: How some Asian countries are coping with the Iran oil crisis

Much of the oil produced in the Middle East is exported to Asian countries, which are now using a range of different methods to adjust to the fuel crunch caused by Iran's partial blockage of the Strait of Hormuz amid its war with the U.S. and Israel.
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Cuba reconnects electrical grid, but millions are still without power

Cuba has reconnected its electrical grid across much of the country, the Energy and Mines Ministry said early on Tuesday, just hours after U.S. President Donald Trump escalated his rhetoric against the communist-run island, saying he could do anything he wanted with Cuba.
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Netanyahu posts video to dispel rumours of his death after disinformation spreads online

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu posted a video of himself getting a coffee on Sunday in an apparent attempt to prove that online rumours of his death have been greatly exaggerated.
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Top U.S. counterterrorism official Joe Kent resigns over Trump's war on Iran

Joe Kent, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center, announced his resignation on Tuesday, saying he "cannot in good conscience" back the Trump administration's war in Iran.
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International Olympic Committee urged to drop reported gender test plans for female athletes

More than 80 human rights and sport advocacy groups have called on the International Olympic Committee to abandon reported plans to introduce universal genetic sex testing for female athletes and impose a blanket ban on transgender and intersex competitors.
